Edoardo Ponti (born January 6, 1973) is an Italian director. He is the son of actress Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti, Sr. and the brother of conductor Carlo Ponti.
Ponti was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 6, 1973, to actress Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti, Sr.. Ponti studied at Aiglon College in Switzerland and graduated in 1990. In 1994, he graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Creative Writing. In 1997, he went on to earn his Master of Fine Arts degree in Film Directing & Production from the University of Southern California School of Cinema and Television.